Bantam Lake Report
Report Last Updated: March 2024
Program Information
The Connecticut Lake Watch network is a statewide volunteer (i.e., community science) water quality monitoring program coordinated by DEEP as part of the larger Connecticut Volunteer Water Monitoring Program. Connecticut Lake Watch participants are trained to monitor lake/pond water clarity using a Secchi disk and thermometer. Monitoring ideally occurs weekly from early spring until fall.
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Water Quality Data
Below, you can toggle between daily average and yearly average secchi depth values.Eutrophic
How Does Your Lake Compare?
The graphs below shows how your lake ranks compared to data collected by CT DEEP over the past 20 years.
Your lake’s average falls in the second quartile.
*Water clarity refers to the clearness or transparency of water and is affected by particles in the water column. Water clarity is determined by using a 20 cm disk called a Secchi disk. The maximum depth that the Secchi disk can be seen from the surface is the Secchi depth value. Secchi depth can be used to estimate the trophic status of a waterbody.